BANGOR – Ruth Mary Mooney, 88, wife of the late Joseph A. Mooney, died Nov. 3, 2013 at a local healthcare center following a long illness. She was born Aug. 19, 1925 in Brockton, MA, the daughter of Otto James and Alice Elizabeth (Cushing) Kirkland.
Ruth was a graduate of Bangor High School. As a young women, she worked at the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. and, in later in life, was employed at the Libby’s Card and Gift Shop in Bangor and greatly enjoyed her friendships with the Holly Club. Ruth was an avid swimmer at the YWCA for years. She was also a volunteer at St. Mary’s School Library for many years. Ruth was a lifelong active communicant of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Surviving are three children: Jane (Mooney) Dancosse of Stewartsville, NJ, Joseph A. Mooney Jr. of Bangor and Michael Mooney and his wife, Amy-Jane of Hampden; two grandchildren, Chelsea Mooney and Kayla Mooney; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband Joseph, she was predeceased by three siblings, Charles Kirkland, James Kirkland and Alice (Kirkland) McCarthy.
Relatives and friends are welcome to call 5 to 7pm Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 at Brookings-Smith, 133 Center Street, Bangor. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11am Friday Nov. 8th at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 768 Ohio Street, Bangor. Interment will be in Mount Pleasant Catholic Cemetery, Bangor. Those who wish to remember Ruth in a special way may make gifts in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, 383 US Route One, Suite 2C, Scarborough, Maine 04074. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.BrookingsSmith.com.
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